bränna

See also: branná, bránna, and brænna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish brænna, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.

Verb

bränna (present bränner, preterite brände, supine bränt, imperative bränn)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to burn (something – see the usage notes below)
   1. to burn with fire
   2. to injure by heat or caustic chemicals
   3. to record on a read-only medium
2. (transitive, intransitive) to fire (heat (pottery, etc.))
3. (transitive, intransitive) to overheat food; to heat the food until it is blackened.

   Jag råkade bränna hamburgarna. Vill du ha dem ändå?

   I accidentally burned the hamburgers. Do you want them anyway?

4. (reflexive) to hurt oneself by touching a hot object

   Se upp så att du inte bränner dig på plåten!

   Be careful so that you don't burn yourself on the tray!

5. (reflexive) to get badly sunburned
6. (reflexive) to get stung by certain animals or plants which cause a burning sensation in human skin

   Coordinate term: sticka (“sting”)

   1. stung by nettles or similar
   2. stung by jellyfishes or similar
   3. stung by bumblebees
      • 1990 April 26, Expressen, page 4:

        […] en humla som då förebrående brände mig.

        […] a bumblebee that accusingly stung me just then.

      • 2016 December 9, Strengnäs Tidning, page 3:

        När jag räddade en humla från en säker drunkningsdöd brände den mig på handen innan den flög iväg.

        When I saved a bumblebee from certain drowning, it stung me on the hand before flying away.

      Synonym: sticka

7. to hurt; as of a sunburn
8. to produce liquor (especially illegally)
9. to produce calcium oxide (burnt lime) from calcium carbonate through heating

Usage notes

"The house is burning" is "Huset brinner" rather than "Huset bränner." "Huset bränner" means that the house is burning something else. As a nonsensical example, "Huset bränner det andra huset med en eldkastare" means "The house is burning the other house with a flamethrower."

Conjugation

Conjugation of bränna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bränna		brännas
Supine	bränt		bränts
Imperative	bränn		—
Imper. plural1	brännen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bränner	brände	bränns, brännes	brändes
Ind. plural1	bränna	brände	brännas	brändes
Subjunctive2	bränne	brände	brännes	brändes
	Participles
Present participle	brännande
Past participle	bränd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• brända jordens taktik
• bränna vid
• brännmärke
• brännskada
• bränt barn skyr elden
• näsbränna
• solbränna

Related terms

• brinna

References

• bränna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bränna in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• bränna in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker